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, A. B. KLAY.

I DISPENSING AND MEASURING.APPARATUS FOR LUBRICANTS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN 24.1918,

Patented May 20, 1919.

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DISPENSING AND MEASURING APPARATUS FOR LUBRICANTS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 20, 1919.

Application filed January 24, 1918. Serial No. 213,592.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM B. KLAY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at' Modesto, in the county' of Stanislaus and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Dispenslng and Measuring Apparatus for Lubricants and the like, of which the following is a specification. 7

My. presentinvention relates to lmprovements, in dispensing apparatus, and the pr1-.

.mary objectis to provide novel and improved apparatus of this character whereby 'fluid or semi-fluid substances, such for example as lubricating oils and greases, may-be cially adapted for use in garages, automobile service or repair shops,

- oilor: grease directly: transmission case, or d1 fi'erential case of an automobile, it embodying means wherebysupply stations to supply or dispense lubricating or the like,

' to the crank case,

any-desired portion of the quantity of lubricant contained in the apparatus may be dis- "pensed or delivered in measured amounts Without requiring computation to determine the amount of 'each portion dehvered, the measuring means beingfreset to zero prior to each dispensing operation and thus indicating directly the exact quantlty of the lubricant dispensed'at each operation.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in certain combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be more fully hereinafter described, the novel features 'being pointed out particularly in the claims at the end of the specification.

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In the accompanying drawings: Figure l'is'a side elevation, partly 1n section, of a lubricant dispensing and measur-- ing apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention.

plan view of the apparatus as showninFlg. 1.

.Fig. 3 represents, on an enlarged scale, a section taken longitudinally through the plunger-actuating rack and the coiiperative measuring device.

Fig. 4 represents a transverse sectlon taken through the plimger-actuatmg rack,

die, and its actuating pinion.

g. 5 represents a transverse section taken through the plunger-actuating rack and the cooperative measuring device.

vention is capable and in stricted-to the precise construction Similar parts are designated by the same reference characters in theseveral views.

Dispensing and measuring apparatus constructed in accordance with the present inof use generally where it s desirable or necessary to "feed or deliver measured quantities of substances of various kinds. It is particularly usefulfor dispensing lubricants, such as 011s and greases, it delivering such substances in quantities which are measured and indicated directlyb the apparatus, and, furthermore, it facillta-tes the introduction of lubricating oilsand greases into the crank case, transmission case, or differential case of an automobile by feeding the lubricant directly to such parts, thus simplifying the handlin I of the lubricant and avoiding waste. he preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings and will be hereinafter described in 'detail. It is to 'beunderstood, however, that the invention is not reshown, as equivalent constructions are contemplated and will be included within the scope of'the claims.

In the present instance the apparatus comprises a reservoir or container 1 for the lubricant, this reservoir being constructed of sheet metal or cast =metal and preferably in the form of a cylinder of a size suflicientto contain a considerable charge of the lubricant whether in the form of oil or grease.

, The reservoir or container may be supported in difi'e'rent ways, it bein mounted in the present instance on a stam? on the floor or ground, the stand having a rod or tube 3 extending upwardly therefrom and connected to the reservoir through the medium of a flange or head 4 which is bolted or otherwise fixed to the bottom of the reservoir. The reservoir has an outlet 5 in or nearits bottom or discharge end'and, pref-' erably, a flexible hose 6 of appropriate size is fitted to the outlet 5 and provided with a nozzle 7 from which the lubricant "is dis charged, this nozzle being suitable for insertion into the filling opening of the crank case, transmission case, of an automobile. The lubricant is discharged from the through the operation of a lunger 8. This plunger may be made in iflerent ways, it being preferably constructed of a: metal disk having a ring of rubber or other suitable reservoir or container- 2 adapted'to rest or differential case preferably, by a packing material 9 applied thereto, and the reciprocate in a housing 15 which is attached to or preferably.

formed as a part of a yoke 16, which is preferably bridges the open top of has one end connected to 16. The yoke arched, as shown, the reservoir and the rim of the reservoir and its other end secured to the rim of the reservoir by a clamping or looking bolt 18. Reciprocation of the rack bar is effected, pinion 19 which is journaled in the housing 15 and cooperates with the rack teeth 20 on the rack bar 12. The shaft- 21 of the pinion has a crank or handle 22 fixed thereto whereby thepinion may be conveniently rotated to effect operation of the rack bar.

The reservoir is preferably of a capacity suflicient to contain a volume of lubricant that will supply a number of charges, it bein understood that the reservoir'is filled while the plunger-is withdrawn from the, yoke 16 being disupper end thereof, the placed to permit filling, and that the lubricant is discharged from pro ressive advance of the plunger toward thelower or discharge end thereof. In such case each charge will be dispensed from the reservoirby a relatively short advance of the plunger; that is to say, the plunger will advance for only a part of its stroke in ejecting each charge of the lubricant, although the length of the different strokes will vary in accordance with the amounts of the charges delivered. The present invention provides means for measuring and indicating'directly the amount of each charge delivered "or dispensed by the apparatus. The measuring device consists in the present instanceof a dial or scale 23 which is referably made in the form of a plate and 18 adapted to occupy a position alongside of the rack bar 12. Thls dial or scale is calibrated either in units of liquid volume,

as. would be preferable if the apparatus handles oil, or,-'this indicator or dial may be calibrated in units of weight, which would be preferable if the apparatus handled grease, these calibrations being'predetermined according to the amount of lubricant discharged from the reservoir for the corresponding distance through which the plunger and rack bar advance. An index or pointer 27 is fixed to the yoke 16 and arranged to cooperate with the calibrations 26 on the dial or indicator'23. Preferably,

and held in to move with by a hinge bolt 17 the reservoir by apparatus the housing 15 of the yoke is provided with ides 28 which overlie the dial or indicator plate and thus maintain the latter in parallelism with the rack bar, although permitting the dial or indicator plate to reciprocate with the rack bar. According to the present invention the dial or indicator plate is reset tozero preparatory to each dispensing operation, although it is connected the rack bar-during the advance of the latter incident to the dispensing operation. In consequence, the dial or indicator plate will indicate directly the amount of the substance dispensed or delivered at each operation, thus avoiding the necessity of computation. To this end the dial or indicator plateis provided with a sleeve 29 which is slidable longitudinally on the rack bar to permit resetting of the dial or indicator plate to zero, and suitable means is provided for retaining the dial or indicator plate in reset position relative to the rack bar whereby the dial or indicator shifted on the rack bar for the purpose of I resetting it to zero preparatory to each dispensing. operation, and the spring 31 will cause the dial or indicator plate to advance with the rack bar during the dispens ng operationthereof. This operation is repeated until the plunger has advanced to its limit and has e ecte the entire contents from the v reservoir, the dial or indicator plate show- 'ing directly the amount in pounds or gallons of the lubricant dispensed at each operation.

The present invention provides an inexpensive and easily operated apparatus for dispensing in measured amounts any desired quanti' lies .of liquid and semi-liquid sub stances, the amounts dispensed being indicated directly in each instance, thus avoiding the inconvenience and the liability of error attending computations that would otherwise be necessary and also enablin the to be handled by uneducate attendants. It is especially useful in supplying lubricants to, the different working mechanlsmsof automobiles, as'it enables such service to be rendered quickly and easily by automobileservice and supply stations, the varying amounts supplied in the different cases being measured and indicated directly by the apparatus.

What 'is claimed is:

1. In a dispensing apparatus, the combination with 'a reservoir having discharging means movably mounted therein, of a reoiprocatory bar provided with a rack along one edge thereof and with a ratchet face plate .in fixed adjusted position, the indicator plate being'movable 'to zero position on the bar independently of the movement of said bar, an index cooperating with the indicator plate, and pinion means engaging the rack along one edge of the bar to unitedly move the barand indicator plate.

2. Ina dispensing a bination with aYIGSGIVOII' having discharge means provided with a plunger and a sliding .barfixed thereto, a

oke' movably secure to the reservoir and aving a central housing in which the bar is mounted, an indicator plate having a sleeve directly engagpparatus, the com- 4,

ing and partially embracin the bar and movable with and also imiapendently of said bar, the plate also bein mounted and movable in: a portion of the for connecting the said plate to the bar and also permitting release of the late from the bar for manual shifting o the said plate relative to the bar for zero resetting of the late, and means engaging one edge of the ar for actuating the same and the plunger together with the plate when arranged to-move with the bar. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ABRAHAM B. KLAY. Witnesses HARRY D. Em, Mrs. M. C. MONTGOMERY.

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